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1. Connect the serial cable between the serial ports of the connection card
and PC.
2. “Hardware Connect error”message appears if the serial cable is not
properly connected and the software will not work.
3. The PC serial port is usually located near the printer port below the mouse
and key board port.
4. The 15 pin port in the sound card is a MIDI port not a serial port.
5. The serial cable included in the product uses 1:1 direct communication.
The crossly connected serial cable will not work with the Plusdeck2c.
6. In case the serial port in the PC is out of order or not available, install a PCI
RS232 expansion card to make a serial port.
7. The USB/serial connector will not work as it does not allow two way
communication.
Part 3
Connecting Plusdeck2c
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1. The connection card can be installed in any slot of the PC as it does not
connect to a PCI interface. It lets the Plusdeck2c communicate with the
PC(serial port and sound card).
2. Its main components as shown on the left side consist of
A. 20 pin cable connector
B. audio input/ouput ports
C. serial port
D. Jumper (default value – open)
3. The jumper D is the switch to ground the Plusdeck2c circuitry. The default
value is open position. Changing it to short position could improve the
sound quality.
4. The tape sound from the Plusdeck2c flows out of the blue jack of the
connection card and flows into the PC.
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About Connection card
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Connecting Serial Cable
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B
A
D
C
The same port can be found
in the back of the PC.
